Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-28
POWDER DID IT.
. FEARFUL ACCIDENT NEAR HOLLY
SPRINGS, North CAROLINA.
A Store Literally Blown to Pieoes-Two
Persons erribiy nangled-
General News sotes.
Especial Telegram to the Dlspatch.l

General hews Notes.
Especial telegram 10 the Dlspatchl
RALEIGH. n. c., December 27.-Last
night at the store Of John Louis John
son. near Holly Springs, this county
there was terrible and fatal accident
Robert johnson, son Of the owner OF the
store. entered it and struck n match on
the counter. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion and the store was blown 10
atoms. Young Johnson was blown many
wards negro boy named Stephenson
who had entered the store at the same
time rs johnson, was also blown 8re''
distance. The people in the nelgh-
borhcod rushed to the scene great'yy
alarmed 10y the explosion. They foahd
the store utterly wrecked and on hre'
Both boys were picked mp UNCONSCIOUS
Johnson's hands were blown of ana nc
and the negro were badly manglod' IL
was found that keg of powder was s,, on
the counter and thatsomc powder spiiigiu
from it was ignited by the match
II is said this evening that both Johnson
and Stephenson are dead.
The body of Willis Hinton. ono OF the
men drowned three weeks ago in Neuse
river near this city, was found yesterday
near Goldsboro'. 1t had hoated down
the river.
Rev. DR.. n. NJ. Marshall, rector OF
Christ church, this city, LETT to-day ior
Philadelphia for medical treatment Tor a
disease Of the throat.
J.. G. Bagwell, agent, dealer IN iurnl-
ture and collins IN this city, made an as
siqnment this afternoon. His Liabilities,
he saws. he does not know. but are mann
" debts to northern firms. Some la
leigh creditors are the only ones pre-
ferred. His assets ere estimated Ut
80, 800.
Adiutant- General Jones reports the
strength of the State Guard to be ], loZ.
The Onartermaster-G to-day re-
ceived instructions TO equip the Lumber
Bridge Light Infantry, OF hobeson
county. This company IS revival OF
one of the same name which served III
the war of the Revolution. >. ID. Nal
low is captain. This makes the number
OF companies in the State twcnty-Seyen.
The sherils are this year, under the
new law, extraordinarily lively IN the
matter of collecting taxes. WITH most
OF the sher.its to-day was the last day OF
grace. Lands on which taxes are not
paid will be sold next month, and II ne
cessary will be bid in by the state.
Heretofore this has been in the main a
farce. rs the Legislature passed relief
acts from year to year granting an ex-
tension OF the time for making settle
ments. The State las thus lost money.
Ii has also lost 10y the differentiation OF
propcrty-very often crying evil
The people OF Onsow voted to-day on
the railway subscription question. The
result cannot be known for a day or two.
Newberne will next vote on the same
matter. The people of Wilmington will
certainly take another vote, the supreme
Court having declared the former elec-
ton void and invalid. At the next meet
iDq of the Board of Aldermen an election
will be ordered, it is expected. All these
elections are on subscriptions 20 the same
road from Wilmington to NeWberne.
some Virginia capitalists are specially
interested in this line.
Goldsboro' is to have a new paper, an
afternoon daily-the ErWiHp I,tegraD.
1t will take the Associated Press dis
patches. Mr.. \. Roscowcr VIII be its
editor j daily morning paper IS now
published there.
Lucian Rowe lco,ored) is to be resen-
fenced to death at the next term of Dur
ham Superior Court, and will be executed
early in the spring, II Is expected. Ills
crime is burglary, committed over a year
AGO. He Is the first man convicted n
Durham county OF a capital crime.
Private letters from Lumbert0n say
that the improvement in the health OF
/ Conqressman Alfred Rowland, OF the
Sixth district, is quite marked. For
months his friends feared that his disease
would have Il fatal termination. lie
/ hopes to be able 10 be in his seat when
/ Congress TeassembleS.
The State papers are, rs a rule, enjoy
/ ing the holidays. Most OF the wceklles
do not appear until next week, and some
+ of the dailies are taking q fOur-days
rest. The people Of the State generally
enjoy Christmas in The old-iashioned
way.very primitive but all the more de-
/ liehtful. North Carolinians nave a
bigger streak Of fun - in their compo-
sition than almost any people on the
face OF the earth. So says a prominent
| Boston gentleman now in this State.
Mr.. d. q. Nicks, Of Wilkes county
was killed in Alamance county q few
DAYS since by kick Of a mule, the blow
completely breaking his neck.
Captain ". J. Street, whose rather
sudden death at Goldsboro' was reported
Yesterday, was the commander Of com
pany in the second North Carolina III
iantry, which served in the Army OF
Northern Virginia,
There is compliant at the neglect OF
the Government to put lighthouses IN
operation on Pamlico sound. Busin~s'
in a shipping way is becomingimportant
there and the neglect is a serious matter